นิทรรศการ BURMA: THE QUIET VIOLENCE

นิทรรศการ BURMA: THE QUIET VIOLENCE ผลงานโดย Myint Swe จัดแสดงระหว่างวันที่ 26 เมษายน - 24 พฤษภาคม 2557 และจะมีพิธีเปิดในวันเสาร์ที่ 26 เมษายน 2557 ตั้งแต่เวลา 17.00 น. ณ Thavibu Gallery

Art Exhibition: BURMA: THE QUIET VIOLENCE – Political Paintings by Myint Swe 1995 - 2005
Artists: Myint Swe
Curator: Shireen Naziree
Dates: 26 April – 24 May, 2014
Venue: Thavibu Gallery
Opening: Saturday 26th  April at 5 pm
Open: Mondays – Saturdays: 11:00 – 19:00

Thavibu Gallery is pleased to present the collection of political paintings, Burma: The Quiet Violence, by Myint Swe. The series features 38 paintings executed between 1995 – 2005 that reflect the artist’s concerns about the detention of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the discouraging socio-political environment in Burma. Due to their overtly political nature, the paintings were secretly transported to Bangkok where they have been stored for some years. As the environment in the country has now become more conducive to political discussion, Thavibu Gallery has decided to put the paintings on display. Also, it is now safe for the artist to travel to Bangkok, something that would not have been possible before. 

Myint Swe is a 58 years old artist. He studied at the State School of Fine Arts between 1975 and 1977, and he later studied painting under S Tin Shwe for twenty years. He also studied under U Lun Gwye, one of Myanmar's most noted modern-day painters. His work has been strongly influenced by the paintings and philosophies of U Thein Han, one of the most important pioneers of Myanmar modern painting practices. Myint Swe established the Vision Art Gallery in Yangon as a platform for his art, though it is now defunct. He has participated in more than fifty exhibitions in Burma and has had shows in Thailand in 1999, 2001 and 2002. In 2004, he participated in the international exhibition Identities vs. Globalisation at the Chiang Mai Art Museum and the Dahlem Art Museum in Berlin.

ข่าวประชาสัมพันธ์ : Thavibu Gallery